Karamazovs come flying in

Sam Williams cheerfully proclaimed himself the "stupid one"among the robed comedian-jugglers known collectively as the FlyingKaramazov Brothers.

Some idiot. When he was invited to join the hairy troupe in1981, he lobbied the four others to quit tossing a snarling chainsawduring their act. The then-standard scene called for each Flying K"to pull the saw's trigger, rev the motor and throw it to someoneelse," Williams said. "At the same time, we were juggling otherthings, stealing balls and running around each other. It was anincredibly, stupidly dangerous trick."

While some in the audience were thrilled, others were bored,apparently thinking the machine was not …